Weeth Community Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school CAMBORNE, Cornwall·TR14 7GA
Composite score
64.7
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#2,709
National rank
#220
In South West
#33
In Cornwall
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
89%
28 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
92
any preference, for 30 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.7320230.9520240.8920250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Cornwall does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Weeth Community Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
191
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,723
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Weeth Community Primary School

Weeth Community Primary School is a primary school in CAMBORNE, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 191 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 1.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 89% of the families who made Weeth Community Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 19.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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